Table 12-4
Income per resident-day1 in operating residential care facilities by facility characteristics2 and geography — Nova Scotia

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Nova Scotia
  Operating facilities Reporting facilities Income per resident-day
Number Approved beds Number Approved beds
            dollars
Total, residential care facilities 217 8,947 149 6,396 187.8
Total, homes for the aged 107 6,823 77 5,000 182.6
1 to 19 beds 23 279 15 186 179.3
20 to 49 beds 30 913 21 666 174.9
50 to 99 beds 32 2,245 24 1,658 189.8
100 beds or more 22 3,386 17 2,490 180.2
Total, facilities for persons with mental disorders 110 2,124 72 1,396 205.2
1 to 19 beds 80 700 54 450 223.5
20 beds or more 30 1,424 18 946 197.1
Total, other residential care facilities 0 0 0 0 0.0
1.
Data on paid hours and financial data for residential care facilities may include amounts related to activities that are outside the scope of residential care, such as outpatient or hospital care. This phenomenon is not widespread outside of Quebec, but in this province, such situations are more likely. For this reason, financial data pertaining to non-residential care activities in Quebec were statistically removed. Nevertheless, caution should be exercised in comparison with data from other provinces.
2.
Principal characteristic of predominant group of residents and size of facility.
Source(s):
Statistics Canada, Residential Care Facilities Survey (CANSIM table 107-5512).